TABLE 1.
Clinical characteristics
Case | Age | LVEF (%) | AVA (cm2) and mean PG (mmHg) | Relevant comorbidities | Complicating factors for procedure | Size |
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1 | 76 | 60 | 0.9–45 | AF; radiotherapy and surgery for larynx‐ and oesophaguscarcinoma; bilateral bullectomy for COPD with bullae | Left‐ and right‐sided hypertrophy with kissing walls; horizontal ascending aorta | Evolut R 34 |
2 | 84 | 50 | 1.0–45 | AF; IDDM; CKD; impairment after ischemic CVA | Left‐ and right‐sided hypertrophy with kissing walls; horizontal ascending aorta; tortuous bilateral iliac arteries and aorta | Evolut R 34 |
Abbreviations: AF, atrial fibrillation; AVA, aortic valve area; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CVA, cerebrovascular accident; IDDM, insulin‐dependent diabetes mellitus; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; PG, pressure gradient.